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Article History

Received: 5 December 2025

Accepted: 25 March 2026

First Online: 1 April 2026

Declarations

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Wolaita Sodo University, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, approved this study (Ref. No: 07213/2025; Date: January 2025). Subsequently, formal cooperation letters were submitted to the Chief Executive Officers of each participating hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection. Participants were informed of their right to withdraw at any time, and all data were treated with strict confidentiality to safeguard participant privacy. This research was conducted in full accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki for medical research involving human subjects.